title: Critical illness myopathy.
abstract: Critical illness myopathy (CIM) is a syndrome of widespread muscle weakness and neurological dysfunction which can develop in critically ill patients receiving intensive care. CIM are often distinguished largely on the basis of specialized electrophysiologic testing or muscle and nerve biopsy and its causes are unknown, though they are thought to be a possible neurological manifestation of systemic inflammatory response syndrome usually developing in patients after a brief period of stay in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). This case report aims to analyze the Clinical feature, diagnosis and treatment of CIM of 60-year-old male case with Chronic Obstructive Lung disease (COPD) admitted to the intensive care. Health professionals working at critical care unit should be aware that any ICU patient may develop CIM.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Department of Community Health Sciences, The Aga Khan University, Karachi.
authors.forename: Salima Moez
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Meherali
authors.forename: Yasmin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Parpio
authors.forename: Tazeen Saeed
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Ali
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D003422:Critical Care; D016638:Critical Illness; D004576:Electromyography; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018908:Muscle Weakness / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009431:Neural Conduction / Q000502:physiology